The 1972 film, revolving around a diamond robbery, had Ashok Kumar, Pran, Saira Banu and Naveen Nishcol playing the main leads. Directed by Brij Sadanah, the film had music by Kalyanji-Anandji.
In the new version, Jimmy Shergill is to play the role of Naveen while Amrita Arora will take on the part played by Saira Banu. Om Puri will be cast in Pran's role and Anupam Kher will play Ashok Kumar's character. Ananth Mahadevan will direct the film.
Viju Shah, son of Kalyanji, will provide the music score for the film.